San Cayetano Partido is a partido of

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. The provincial subdivision has a population of about 8,399 inhabitants in an area of . Its capital city is San Cayetano, which is around from

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Name

The partido and its ''cabecera'' (capital) are named after San Cayetano, a

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(1480-1547). In Argentina, he is known as ''patrón del trabajo'', translated as the patron saint of work in English.

Settlements

* Balneario San Cayetano * Cristiano Muerto * El Carretero * San Cayetano * Lumb * Deferrari * Ochandio

External links

Municipal site
(Spanish) 1954 establishments in Argentina Partidos of Buenos Aires Province {{BuenosAiresAR-geo-stub